6591 2009-02-17 10:08:25 +0000 [FO] id() "Parsed as if IDREFS" 2009-06-30 09:05:48 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified XPath / XQuery / XSLT Functions and Operators 1.0 Recommendation PC Windows NT CLOSED FIXED P2 minor --- 1 mike mike public-qt-comments oldest_to_newest 23787 0 mike 2009-02-17 10:08:25 +0000 The description of the id() function, and of the new element-with-id() function, says that "Each xs:string in $arg is parsed as if it were of type IDREFS". If this were taken literally, an error condition would result if the string did not contain at least one token, since xs:IDREFS has a minLength of 1. The subsequent text of the paragraph makes it clear this is not the intent, but the phrase is nevertheless misleading. Proposal: change the sentence from "Each xs:string in $arg is parsed as if it were of type IDREFS, that is, each xs:string in $arg is treated as a whitespace-separated sequence of tokens, each acting as an IDREF." to "Each xs:string in $arg is treated as a whitespace-separated sequence of tokens, each acting as an IDREF." Furthermore, later in the paragraph there is some confusing typography, where "IDREF" in small caps is followed by a lower-case "s" in normal font; it takes a keen eye to spot that this is the plural of IDREF rather than the word "IDREFS". I propose to change it to "IDREF values". 25819 1 mike 2009-06-30 09:05:34 +0000 The proposal was accepted by the WG on 17 March 2009 and erratum E48 has been issued. The bug is therefore being marked as Fixed and Closed.